Langevin; Drapeau; Bernier; Loranger

Le Canada, Ses Institutions, Ressources, Produits, Manufactures... /with/ Canada le Guide Du Colon Francais, Belge, Suisse, Etc. /with/ le Manitoba Champ D'Immigration /with/ Lettres Sur L'Interpretation de la Constitution Federale Dite L'Acte de L'Amerique Britannique Du Nord, 1867; Four Pamphlets Bound Together

Quebec; Ottawa; Ottawa; Quebec, Lovell; Drapeau; [Manitoba]; A. Coté, 1887. Hardcover. pp. 166; 173; 144; 61. 8vo. Bound in pebbled blue cloth with gilt "VARIETÉS" to spine. Second and third titles include fold-out maps; second also features engravings throughout. .

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Boeknummer: 088020

Catalogus: Canadian History

LANGEVIN, H. L.

Colombie Britannique Rapport de L'Hon. H.L. Langevin, C.B. , Ministre Des Trauvaux Publics

Ottawa, Parliament of Canada, 1872. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. vi, 244. Royal 8vo. In original half-leather binding with gilt spine titles,The top two inches of the spine has been pulled away. The boards are bumped, scuffed & edge-worn. The contents are clean and tight. Still in fairly good condition. A complete report on the Province of British Columbia by the federal Minister of Public Works. The text is in French. Scarce item, not usually to be found for sale. .

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Boeknummer: 9900030452

Catalogus: Canadian History

Trefwoorden: British Columbia;Confederation;Government reports;Public Works;;;;;

De Launay, J. Belin

Voyage de L'Atlantique Au Pacifique; a Travers le Canada, Les Montagnes Rocheuse Et la Colmbie Anglaise

Paris, Librairie Hachette & Cie, 1872. Leather Bound. pp. 315. Small 8vo. Quarterbound in red leather over marbled cloth, with gilt lettering to spine. Contains two fold out maps. Text in french. Decorated endpapers. General shelfwear, predominantly to edges, slight slant to spine, ink inscription to ffep, foxing throughout; very good+. .

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Boeknummer: 083652

Catalogus: Canadian History

Trefwoorden: Francais; Exploration; Canada; colonialism; Rocky Mountains; British Columbia

Lauriston, Victor

Lambton's Hundred Years: 1849-1949

Sarnia, Ontario, Haines Frontier Printing Co, 1949. Hardcover. 8vo, pp. 335. Black and white photographic reproductions and illustrations. Gilt lettering dulled, light edgwear to extremities. Contents remain clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Overall, very good+. "This volume, however imperfect, represents an honest effort to assemble in fairly adequate form, the intriguing story of Lambton's hundred years; and, while necessarily far from complete, it will be, I hope, a foundation on wihch future historians, with more time at their disposal, will be able to build. .

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Boeknummer: 039923

Catalogus: Canadian History

Trefwoorden: Indian Days; St. Clair; Huron Shore; Sarnia; Pre-Confed Politics; Early Pioneers; Oil; Road and Rail; Industrial Lambton

Laut, Agnes C.

The Conquest of the Great Northwest (Two Volume Set); Being the Story of the Adventurers of England Known As the Hudson's Bay Company. New Pages in the History of the Canadian Northwest and Western States

Toronto, The Musson Book Company, 1908. Hardcover. pp. 415, 409. 8vo. Bound in navy blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Both volumes with black and white photos, ilustrations, and fold out maps. Both volumes with light general shelfwear, ink inscription to ffep. Binding very tight; very good+. .

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Boeknummer: 083012

Catalogus: Canadian History

Lavender, David

Winner Take All; Trans - Canada Canoe Trail

New York, McGraw - Hill, 1977. Hardcover. pp. 363. 8vo. Quarterbound in yellow cloth. Light shelfwear, musty odour. Dustjacket price clipped and lightly age toned- very good in very good dustjacket. .

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Boeknummer: 086400

Catalogus: Canadian History

O'Leary, Peter

Travel and Experiences in Canada, the Red River Territory, and the United States

London, John B. Day, 1874. First edition. Hardcover. pp. vii, 226. Small 8vo. Bound in original green cloth, with the spine lettered in gilt. Cloth a bit wrinkled, lightly soiled, and with edge wear. Front hinge weak but holding. Contents unmarked. A good plus copy. According to Peel (3d), O'Leary was a stone mason in London, of Irish extraction, who was sent to North America in 1874 to ascertain the possibilities for Irish labourers. See also Peel (3d) 714. .

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Boeknummer: 9900043353

Catalogus: Canadian History

Trefwoorden: The prairies; Ireland;

LeClaire, Alphonse

Historical, Legendary and Topographical Guide Along the Saint Lawrence; from Montreal to Chicoutimi on the Saguenay and to Cacouna

Montreal, Sir Joshua Reynolds Art Publishing Company, 1906. Hardcover. pp. 248. 4to. Quarter black leather over marbled green boards. Gilt lettering and raised bands to spine. Speckled page edges. Black and white engravings and fold-out maps. Scuffing to extremities, front board scratched, library stamps to ffep and half title page (no other library markings); very good. .

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Boeknummer: 087025

Catalogus: Canadian History

LeMoine, J. M.

The Scot in New France; an Ethnological Study | Inaugural Address Lecture Season 1880-81 / Read Before the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec

Montreal, Dawson Brothers, 1881. Paperback. pp. 83. 8vo. Thumbed corners, owner's name to title page and to verso of front cover, age toning to pages, general wear; good-. .

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Boeknummer: 080515

Catalogus: Canadian History

Lewis, John

Mackenzie King; the Man; His Achievements

Toronto, Morang and Company, 1925. Limited edition. Hardcover. pp. 139. 8vo. Bound in maroon leather with gilt lettering and gilt portrait to front board, uncut page edges, SIGNED by Mackenzie King. Light shelfwear, small indent and scuff to spine; very good- in good slipcase showing scuffs, and clear tape to edges. Unnumbered copy of limited edition. .

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Boeknummer: 080367

Catalogus: Canadian History

Lewis, David; Frank Scott

Make This Your Canada; a Review of Ccf History and Policy

Toronto, Central Canada Publishing Company, 1943. Paperback. pp. 223. 8vo. Light shelfwear, crease to front cover, pencil scribble to rear board; text block unmarked; good. Foreword by M. J. Coldwell. .

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Boeknummer: 082259

Catalogus: Canadian History

Trefwoorden: Politics;

[Algonquin Toy Limited]

Algonquin Toys

Deep River, Ontario, Algonquin Toy Limited, 1980. Stapled Wraps. pp. 112. Square 8vo. Stapled card covers. Many black and white photographs featuring a selection of wood toys. Light rubbing to covers, contents remain clean and unmarked; very good+. A cataogue featuring a selection of Algonquin Wood Toys for children accompanied with prices, measurements and description of toys. Ill.: Larry Le Sage.

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Boeknummer: 046902

Catalogus: Canadian History

Trefwoorden: Local history; canadian history; Larry Le Sage

Lindal, Walter J.

Canada Ethnica II / the Icelanders in Canada

Ottawa and Winnipeg, Published by the author, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. pp. 502. 8vo. Bound in grey cloth with red lettering to spine and front board. Black and white photographic reproductions, maps. Very good in very good dustjacket. .

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Boeknummer: 055095

Catalogus: Canadian History

Trefwoorden: Iceland; Gimli; Icelander; Immigrants;

LINDAL, W. J. (ed.)

The Icelandic Canadian / Winter 1971

Winnipeg, MB, The Icelandic Canadian, 1971. Stapled Wraps. 64 pp.8vo,,,This is volume XXX, No. 2. Across the cover page is inscribed' 'Happy New Year, Bob, to you and yours. Thought you might like to read about John. Walt'. There is a feature article in this issue about Jon Kristinn Laxdal, and another article entitled 'Peacekeping on Cyprus', by Capt. John K. Marteinson. Laid-in loose are two b&w glossy photos, both showing former Gov.-Gen Roland Michener at some sort of ceremony, possibly in the old H.M.C.S. Chippewa building in downtown Winnipeg. Also visible in one photo is former MP, the late James Richardson, as well as the former police chief of Winnipeg. The covers of this issue show light wear and some age-toning. The inscription is a bit smudged in several places. Contents unmarked and tightly-bound. A quarterly publication serving the Icelandic community in Canada. Contains articles and advertising. Ill.: b&w photos and illustrations.

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Boeknummer: 9900043759

Catalogus: Canadian History

Trefwoorden: Icelandics;Ethnic Interest;Iceland;Canadiana;Icelandic Canadians;Icelandic Canadiana;;; b&w photos and illustrations

Lindal, Walter (Valdimar) Jacobson

The Saskatchewan Icelanders; a Strand of the Canadian Fabric

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Published by the author, 1955. Hardcover. pp. 363. 8vo. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Many black and white maps, photographic reproductions and illustrations. Shelfwear, a bit of a dusty odor; very good. Dustjacket scuffed and soiled, and showing chips and tears, but complete. .

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Boeknummer: 087744

Catalogus: Canadian History

Trefwoorden: Alberta; saskatchewan; local history; prairie history; manitoba history;